(1) In section 35 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (enforcement as fines), after subsection (2) insert -
"(2A) Where a court is fixing a term of imprisonment or detention under section 139(2) of the Sentencing Act (as applied by subsection (2) above) in respect of an amount ordered to be paid under a confiscation order, the maximum terms are those specified in the second column of the Table for amounts described in the corresponding entry in the first column.
TABLE
|
Amount |
Maximum term |
|
£10,000 or less |
6 months |
|
More than £10,000 but no more than £500,000 |
5 years |
|
More than £500,000 but no more than £1 million |
7 years |
|
More than £1 million |
14 years |
(2B) In the application of subsection (9) of section 139 of the Sentencing Act by virtue of subsection (2) above, the reference to subsections (2) to (4) of that section is to be read as a reference to -
(a) subsections (2) and (3) of that section, and
(b) subsection (2A) above.
(2C) The Secretary of Stat
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